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Decision Autopsy

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: education-learning  ·  Last updated:
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Judge a past decision by its PROCESS, not its outcome — because good decisions lose and bad decisions win, and teams that can't tell the difference learn the wrong lessons. Use when reviewing a big call after the fact (a bet that failed, a pass that haunts, a hire, a pivot) and the room is about to conclude 'it failed so it was wrong.' Produces a process-forensics report: what was knowable then, the quality grade of the decision as-made, the luck accounting, and the ONE process change worth keeping.
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From the source SKILL.md

Outcome bias is the strongest bias in organisational memory: the bet that failed becomes "obviously reckless," the coin-flip that landed becomes "visionary." The autopsy separates the two questions that always get merged: was it a good decision? and did it get a good outcome? — because only the first is under anyone's control next time.

What this skill does

Decision Autopsy is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the education-learning sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/decision-autopsy/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when reviewing a big call after the fact (a bet that failed, a pass that haunts, a hire, a pivot) and the room is about to conclude 'it failed so it was wrong.' Produces a process-forensics report: what was knowable then, the quality grade of the decision as-made, the luck accounting, and the ONE process change worth keeping.

Who uses this skill

The Decision Autopsy Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 153,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

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Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/decision-autopsy
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/decision-autopsy/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/decision-autopsy/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/decision-autopsy/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/decision-autopsy/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\decision-autopsy\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Decision Autopsy Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/decision-autopsy/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Decision Autopsy skill do?
Judge a past decision by its PROCESS, not its outcome — because good decisions lose and bad decisions win, and teams that can't tell the difference learn the wrong lessons. Use when reviewing a big call after the fact (a bet that failed, a pass that haunts, a hire, a pivot) and the room is about to conclude 'it failed so it was wrong.' Produces a process-forensics report: what was knowable then, the quality grade of the decision as-made, the luck accounting, and the ONE process change worth keeping.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Decision Autopsy skill?
Use Decision Autopsy when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the education learning area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Decision Autopsy" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Decision Autopsy skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Decision Autopsy is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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mohitagw15856. (2026). Decision Autopsy [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/decision-autopsy/
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@misc{decision-autopsy-2026,
  author    = {mohitagw15856},
  title     = {Decision Autopsy [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/decision-autopsy/}
}

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